# Volunteer Application Form, Free to Fill In Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/volunteer-application-form Let people apply to volunteer: who they are, what they can do, when, and who can vouch for them. Before you send it Roles with children or vulnerable people often require background checks by law, and the rules differ by country. Check what applies. Collect only the personal data you need. Not legal advice. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/volunteer-application-form) ### Volunteer application **Organisation:** Hillview Food Bank **Role applied for:** Weekend food sorting and packing **Date:** 5 May 2027 ## About you **Full name:** Leila Haddad **Email:** [leila@example.com](mailto:leila@example.com) **Phone:** +44 20 7946 0100 **Age group:** Age group **Emergency contact:** Yusuf Haddad, +44 20 7946 0200 ## Why you want to volunteer I want to help in my neighbourhood and meet people. ## Skills and experience Forklift licence; two years volunteering at a school fair ## When you are available Saturday mornings, and some weekday evenings ## Support I cannot lift heavy boxes ## Reference Maria Costa, my former teacher, [maria@example.com](mailto:maria@example.com) ## Agreement What I have written is true. I will follow the organisation's rules, keep private information I learn through volunteering private, and tell the organisation if I can no longer help. I understand that volunteering is unpaid and that Hillview Food Bank may check my details and may end my volunteering if its rules are not followed. Signature: ______________________ Date: ______________ For under 18s, parent or guardian: ______________________ ## For the organisation Interview or chat held on: ______________ By: ______________________ Checks completed: ______________________ Decision: ______________________ Start date: ______________ Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. People and HR ## What this template is for A volunteer application form for charities, schools, events and clubs: contact details, interests, availability, experience, references and agreement. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all People and HR templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/people-hr) People and HR ## What you fill in The form asks for 13 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Organisation For example: Hillview Food Bank - ### Role or area applied for For example: Weekend food sorting and packing - ### Full name For example: Leila Haddad - ### Email For example: leila@example.com - ### Phone (optional) optional For example: +44 20 7946 0100 - ### Age group - ### Why you want to volunteer For example: I want to help in my neighbourhood and meet people. - ### Skills and experience (optional) optional For example: Forklift licence; two years volunteering at a school fair - ### When you are available For example: Saturday mornings, and some weekday evenings - ### Anything we should know to support you (optional) optional For example: I cannot lift heavy boxes - ### A person who can vouch for you (optional) optional For example: Maria Costa, my former teacher, maria@example.com - ### Emergency contact (optional) optional For example: Yusuf Haddad, +44 20 7946 0200 - ### Date For example: 5 May 2027 People and HR ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 About you - 2 Why you want to volunteer - 3 Skills and experience - 4 When you are available - 5 Support - 6 Reference - 7 Agreement - 8 For the organisation Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=volunteer-application-form) ### Was this template helpful? People and HR ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 13 details, starting with Organisation, Role or area applied for, Full name, Email, Age group. 5 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### What should I check before I use this template? Roles with children or vulnerable people often require background checks by law, and the rules differ by country. Check what applies. Collect only the personal data you need. Not legal advice. ### Are these HR templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Do the HR templates follow my country's employment law? They assume no country's law. Employment rules differ a lot, so each template says where to check local requirements before you use it. ### Can a small team use them too? Yes. They work for a team of two or a company of two thousand, and you can cut any section you do not need in the Word version. 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